BE127

CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) (margin touches at the top) tied by the Fredericksburg, Va Mixed-Font PAID CDS with a DEC 1861 date. Addressed to Miss Margaret Stuart Care of Alex Q. Holladay Esq, Richmond, Va. In this Fredericksburg postmark, the “urg” is in much smaller letters than the rest of the town name perhaps to fit such a long name on the rim. Fredericksburg used more than one postmark during the Confederate period, and this one with the mixed font is the scarcest with not too many known covers. The stamp and the postmark were cropped from this cover and used as an illustration on Page 361 of the Collector’s Guide to Confederate Philately Second Edition. Very Fine.

SOLD $500.00